VBE - Questionnaire of Adverse Experiences
Nijenhuis, Van der Hart & Vanderlinden (2018)
Goal
Examines damaging experiences in the history
Scales
5 subscales: emotionele verwaarlozing, emotionele mishandeling, lichamelijke mishandeling, seksuele intimidatie, seksuele mishandeling.
Scores
Number of stressful experiences: sum of all stressful experiences for total & per subscale. Degree of burden per experience: assessment based on 5-point scale (1-5).Total burden: average of all item scores.Load per subscale: average of item scores for the subscale in question.
Standards
No norms available.
Instructions
People can be affected by stressful events. We ask you whether, and if so at what age(s), you have experienced one or more of the following events. We also ask you to what extent such an event has burdened you in your own estimation.